Rekindling Desire: A Step-by-Step Program to Help Low-Sex and No-Sex Marriages
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Is sex more work than play in your marriage? Do you schedule it in like a dentist appointment? Do you make love once a month, twice at the most?If you answered yes to these questions, you are among the forty million Americans trapped in a low-sex or no-sex marriage.Now there is help from nationally acclaimed sex and marital experts Barry and Emily McCarthy, who for years have helped couples break down the barriers that have developed between them, and rebuild closeness and longing. Their groundbreaking ten-step program is designed to get sex and intimacy back into these marriages and revitalize relationships. Crafted by years of clinical practice, Rekindling Desire first shows couples how to root out the "poisons" that inhibit sexual desire: shame, guilt, anger, passivity, as well as medical side effects and physical dysfunctions. With sensitivity and tact, the McCarthys then lay out concrete techniques and effective strategies that help couples increase sexual awareness, confront inhibitions, revitalize desire, and integrate intimacy and eroticism.An exciting new way to spark and sustain desire, Rekindling Desire confronts the secrecy and stigma of low-sex and no-sex marriages, teaching couples how to enjoy a fulfilling, life-long sexual partnership.
Pt. 1Understanding: The First StepCh. 1Why Do Couples Experience a Dead End to Desire?3Ch. 2Whose Problem Is It - His, Hers, or Ours?19Ch. 3Turnoffs: Poisons for Sexual Desire35Ch. 4The New Man: Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction51Ch. 5Finding Her Voice: Overcoming Female Dysfunction67Pt. 2ChangingCh. 6The Second Step: Nurturing Anticipation - Bridges to Sexual Desire87Ch. 7The Third Step: Feeling Close - Enhancing Intimacy103Ch. 8The Fourth Step: Let's Play Feely-Touchy - Nondemand Pleasuring117Ch. 9The Fifth Step: Just Do It - Challenging Inhibitions131Ch. 10The Sixth Step: Making It Special - Creating Erotic Scenarios147Pt. 3Preventing RelapseCh. 11The Seventh Step: Keeping It Vital - Preventing Relapse163Ch. 12The Eighth Step: Enhancing the Bond - Intimacy Dates177Ch. 13The Ninth Step: Lusting for Life - The Erotic Marriage189Ch. 14The Tenth Step: Your Parents Were Wrong - Valuing Marital Sexuality201App. 1Choosing a Marital or Sexual Therapist213App. 2: Books for Further Reading215
